Maci is One Month Old and Levi's Latest





Starting to SMILE

This week Maci is already a month old. What a crazy month it has been. Life has gotten busier that is for sure. Maci is a good baby who is doing great on regular formula and sleeping a good intervals. The last couple of days she has taken some shorter naps in the morning and longer 2-3 hour naps after feeding in the afternoon. She had her month check up and weighs 9lbs 15oz and is 22 inches long. She is in the 75th percent for weight and 90th for height. She is awake more so that gives us more time to see how much she has even changed in the last month..she is even starting to smile! Levi loves her so much and at times too much..so we have gotten more stern with how he can interact with her. Levi has been doing very well with playing independently at least for awhile. He loves playing "farm" with his barn and all his animals. He also has been into all the different trucks..dumpers, dozers, diggers..I am getting better at identifying all these things. The other Saturday he went to the "tienda" aka Ace Hardware to buy his own truck with trailer..he was so proud that he used the money from his own piggy bank. He loves loading up his trucks, trailers, and tractors with "loads" as he calls them. I give him raisins, fruit snacks, cheerios, chocolate chips and he loads up his trucks and takes it to the farm so that the animals can eat. He gets such a kick out of this and it really keeps him busy..moving his "loads" around. The past couple of nights at dinner he has been smearing his food all over..like my mom said..he is 2 so this is normal..but messy. I decided the other morning to let him paint with "edible" finger paints and pudding..he had a good time helping me make the paint and then getting dirty. If ever I need to spend some time with Maci we get out the coloring books, and playdough..these are Levi's favorite things these days.

Levi's First Purchase..with a BIG "Load"



Playing "FARM"



2 Week Photos

Yesterday, I attempted to get some newborn pictures of Maci Jean. I went over to my sister, Kristin's house and with the help of her and Grandma Roedema we were able to get some pretty good ones..at least for not being professional. She was really alert and we had a lot of fun seeing her different expressions and dressing her in some cute girly hats and bows. She looks like she might have blue eyes..her dad hopes so but we will have to see. In some of the shots her hair has a reddish tint...what color will her hair be as she gets older? It is fun to think about how much she will change in the next couple of months and what a precious gift she is to us. Here are some of the 100 pictures that we took yesterday.


 
 

 
 
 
 

Tub Time

Maci is now 2 weeks old. She went to the see the doctor last week for a recheck of her weight and is up to 8lbs 11oz. I looked back in Levi's baby book and he weighed in at 8lbs 6oz at 2 weeks which was Maci's birth weight. She is a good baby who eats, sleeps and had 2-3 hours during the day where she is alert. She does get her fussy times, mostly gas we think, but nothing like Levi. She likes tummy time and interacting with her brother:) Levi has been very helpful with her, getting her diapers, feeding her her bottle, finding her paci and helping with her bath. He also always has an "I luv you Maci Jean" or I wanna hold or or kiss her, Mama". What a good big brother he has been. We do have to remind he at times to be gentle, and to leave her alone... at least for a little while.